The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-08-18
A West Virginia Tragedy.

to Miss Eunice, Laidley. Each lover had
begged her to accept him and to discard
the other. Recently both were at Miss
Laidley's home. and finally she declared
that they should "draw" straws to decide
who should become her husband. This
was agreed to, and Bradley Townsendwon
the lady's hand.% Amos at once, withdrew
and started for home, leaving his success
full rival with the girl on the porch. A lew
minutes after Amos departure the report
OF a gun rang out, and Bradley Townsend
was horrors tricken to find that his sweet
heart had fallen dead with a bullet through
her heart. Amos, who is %undoubtly the
assassin, has not since been seen.
The following patents have been issued:
Wisconsin: H. E. Anderson, Chetek, stove.
pipe thimble; W.. De Brock. Milwaukee, pneu.
matte valve operating mechanism for hy-
draulic elevators; j. T. Greenwood, Beloit.
fire extinguisher; RsDs Whittemore, Chip,
pewa Falls, halter. Dakota: G. E. Mich
OILS, Sioux Falls, snow e~xsavator and au.
lifting jack.
department shows: that. the. cost OF. the
silver bullion purchased by the treasury
for the coinage OF silver dollars during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1887, was
s$34, 563, GLE, while the cost OF the bullion
delivered on purchases was 1914, $40, 342.
The cost OF the silver bullion consumed in
the dollar coinage during the same period
WIS $25, 34o, 274, and the number of sill
Yer dollars coined was 33,266,S3 -
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Dakota-S. Hatket, Athol; j. w.
Huntoon, Case; J. N. Templeman, Miller.
Minnesota-Widow Of s.. Alexander, Wat
&on,sIla - 0rsuspol " n Eksltxa,ol1 IT ,1,o
City: s. Alexander, W%aterville; C. Winner,
Huron Lake; H. Jarvais, Henderson; +.
Greeney, Minneapolis; s. Pepin, St. Paul;
r. Smart, Shingle Creek; J.. Rouleau, st.
Paul .AE
Post Offices established: Dakota-Ap-
plegate, Campbells county. F%ourth.class
postmasterss appointed: Dakota-Fair-
burn, GO. Sanderson. ..Wisconsin-Bensit;
vile, r. Bensit; Owen, Nellie e: Marshall;
/ Wuertsburg, F. F. Wiengand.. Monta-
ena-Piperstone springs, G. Paul y
Anoted crookcalled Russian Frank" was
shot at and captured by a st. Paul police
man. About 500 in gold and silver cnd
several drills were found on his person.
man had been shot in the mouth, the bul.
let taking o downward colse and lodging
in his neck. III was taken to. the county
jail.4 He had first been engaged in blowing
up a sale in Minneapolis.
The corner stone OF the State School ut
Owatonna, for INDECENT Children, was laid
at Owatonna, with appropriate GER
monies.
- Seymour and Mrs. Henry, who
elSepAd from a reached Can.
adis in safety.
The Northwestern Architect at Mimi
apolis makes an assignment.
Mrs r. C. Wilkins, of. Northfeld, com.
mitted suicide by shooting. She was in
Sane.
At Winona, 80 saloons have taken out
thu 81, 900 license. Last year, witha 800
l~icohse. there were ninety saloons, bring
ing in y revenue to the city OF 80, OOO.
"A well was sunk near the residence OF J..
IL. Scott at Albert Lea, and when at q
depth Of ninety-fiye feet gas enoughescaped
TO produce q flame, and soon it had in
creased 30 that q blaze over a foot in
height was made. a pipe q run into
Mr.. SCOTS house and q room brilliantly
lighted with the gas This was the first
house ii the statesto be lighted with natu.
sal 9as.